Are you from Johannesburg, Pretoria or elsewhere in South Africa? Are you interested in working as an HCA in the UK? In most cases, you must apply for a work visa before you can move to the UK for work purposes. This guide is designed to help you prepare to apply for a work visa…
Healthcare Assistants assist healthcare professionals in supporting their patients through the recovery process. They provide personal care as well as ensuring their patients’ dignity and personal comfort. If you are from Accra, Kumasi or elsewhere in Ghana and wish to work as a Healthcare Assistant in the UK, you need to arrange certain paperwork before…
Pexels Licence – Antoni Shkraba Care assistants are crucial individuals that cater to vulnerable people’s needs and protect them. Their work is often unseen, but it massively impacts those in their care. They can truly change lives. You may have heard people referred to as care assistants or carers but might not know what that…
Pexels Licence – Pixabay Everyone has the basic human right to live a safe life, sheltered from abuse, neglect and harm. If you work with or care for vulnerable people, you are legally responsible for upholding this right and ensuring they are appropriately supported. Implementing safeguarding protocols is the best way to offer this care…
Unsplash Licence – Georg Arthur Pflueger Safeguarding is a key term used regularly by the UK government, schools and health services. Despite this frequency, many people are unaware of its meaning and implications. In health and social care, it is a vital concept that informs the types of support offered to vulnerable individuals. Knowing what…
Pexels Licence – Andrea Piacquadio In 2014, the UK government launched the Care Act 2014. It defined the legal requirements for caring for adults, supporting carers, and care standards. It also outlined six fundamental safeguarding principles to help carers provide adequate, respectful support. Understanding each principle and then applying them effectively is a legal requirement…
On 1st July 2022, staff training in learning disability and autism became a legal requirement for Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulated services providers. This training is known as The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism. If you’re unsure if the new requirement applies to you or how to implement the new training…
The Workforce Development Fund has already helped thousands of workers in the adult care sector to access improved training and career development opportunities. Now it has been announced that WDF funding will be extended until March 2023, offering stability to the sector in the current unpredictable economic climate. If you’re an adult care sector employer…
Caredemy receives Skills for Care Endorsement It has never been more important for employers in the social care sector to ensure that their staff receive high quality training from a trustworthy social care training provider. So we are very proud to announce that Caredemy online care skills academy has been officially named as one of…
The CQC (Care Quality Commission) is an independent body which is responsible for regulating and monitoring health and adult social care services in England. As part of this, they carry out regular inspections of care services which result in a CQC report and rating. Clients use CQC ratings and reports to help them choose a…
Care workers play a vital role to many families in the UK, helping to care for vulnerable people from young children to elderly people and those with additional needs. It’s a job that takes a lot of hard work but is incredibly rewarding. So if you’d like to work as a care worker, here are…
Carers provide a vital service for many vulnerable people in the UK, and being a carer is a very rewarding career. But it is also hard work and requires a certain set of personal skills and attributes. As well as being an excellent entry level job in the care sector, the role of a carer…
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